Xbox Ally Handhelds announced

[Pemalite]

curl-6 said:

Pemalite said:

SteamOS is invading other devices... And it's focus is pure gaming.
Microsoft is trying to halt that advancement by engineering a fork of Windows 11 that can halt that advancement by SteamOS.

It's not about the hardware, it's not about Nintendo, it's not about Sony.
It's about the OS, one of Microsoft's biggest cash cows... Microsoft is partnering up with Asus to be the launch-pad for a gaming optimized fork of Windows that can be used by everyone.

This is more than just Xbox games, this enables you to play all PC games, even from Steam. This is about keeping Windows relevant.

This is a war over Operating Systems.

I get that their intent is to fight Steam, but the hardware itself is still going to be competing with other handheld devices for consumer's money and mindshare.

The hardware is just a clone of the Rog Ally with some Xbox branding and features. 
It's a Rog Ally.

It's all in the software.